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  Questbridge College Admissions Conference A guest post from Louis Lamia '14, an MIT Quest Scholar.

  

  Bridge College Admissions Conferences that are hosted annually by QuestBridge - a ... Questbridge College Admissions Conference at Yale. The idea in a nutshell is to ... ) before the college fair [Ed. note: Louis was a question

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  MY college essay 498 words of angst.

  

  college dorm. What makes you so proud? Way to be a total killjoy. *eyeroll* Obviously a college dorm room is not ideal to demonstrate interior design skills. What exactly would a future interior decorator's college dorm room

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On being at college MIT, specifically.

  

  I live in Massachusetts. I am a freshman. I am in college. I go to MIT. Even though I have been repeating these phrases over and over in my head for the past 2 weeks that I have been on campus, I still can

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • September 15, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why I’m not a double major anymore Because four years of insanity would totally cramp my style?

  

  me three classes away from a chem degree. Regardless of what anyone may ... (now five) classes I needed to add for the degree. I still don't want to ... intention of pursuing a dual degree said this: "Were you insane?" Maybe I am

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 6, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  ZigZag Episode 7 A new episode features Commencement highlights and an interview with the party button guys.

  

  working on a Masters in Fine Arts degree full time for the next year; Zig

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  The First Snow of the Year! Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. Also, what to expect for the…

  

  in January is 36 degrees, the average low is 22 (it's also the coldest month, yay for IAP). - The record low for November is 8 degrees and the ... temperature ever recorded was -18 degrees in 1934. - According to the Old Farmer

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 29, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  College must-haves My advice on what to get for college!

  

  Class of 2010: I hope you’re all excited about your new temporary housing assignment! I *believe* every room comes with the following items, though it may vary slightly depending on…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to college, Kid. My first week at MIT.

  

  voices, and college admission letters. The difference was that they were

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  first week class reflections i am home

  

  minor in college and this is my chance to explore music in a tangible ... much stress and challenge. a degree? job security? name? but no, no i don

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 11, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m sitting at work right now Seems like as good a time as any to bang out a quick blog post

  

  College. They're all rising seniors in physics or astronomy; I'm the baby ... (104 degrees over the weekend, in my new Fahrenheit vocabulary. I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 11, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Bubble Bath Disastrophe (and Other Adventures) Spring break: adventures and misadventures, coming home, and MIT on the Colbert Report—twice!

  

  burg, and I could count down the miles to home. I live in State College ... kilometers every day, barefoot, rain or shine, in temperatures above 27 degrees

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 3, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Construction Thoughts on a major.

  

  eyeballing my handiwork, I had built the table to within 1.3 degrees of level ... week may be some of my thoughts about the college essay, although those

  • by Cam T. '13
  • December 26, 2009
• Blog / How to MIT

  Expanding on Pass No Record It's not so much a time machine, as it is a dodgeball cannon!

  

  took a bunch of classes at a local college, you're going to have to get ... are a bunch of different classes, each of varying degrees of difficulty

  • by Snively '11
  • October 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Round here we stay up very, very late Vignettes on my last day at lab, the Counting Crows, grad school, and pets.

  

  MIT for college, reason #65932 Adam, my beautiful curly-haired rocket ... project that he'd really like Adam to take on for his master's degree. So

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 30, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Question me an answer. I try to help somebody, for the first time ever.

  

  a degree in the newly-created Course 10B: Biochemical Engineering ... any college, ever and opens a million doors to boundless possibilities

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 27, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  is everyone growing up without me? we're only getting older

  

  classmate who graduated early from college recently finished law school. One ... from college, I now have a network of people whom I connect well with on ... can offer guidance. But sometimes I’ll see a Linkedin update about

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 6, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  More Milk Please And a cookie too. If by cookie you mean an awesome metaphor.

  

  college. I arrived on campus for FUP (the Freshman Urban Program aka the ... college is a time for reinventing yourself, so why not start by trying ... to offer and I understand that. As my fellow freshmen and I prepare for

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 7, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  in the pursuit of knowledge want to see a MacArthur Genius dancing to gangnam style?

  

  the above sentence of a college essay that thankfully never made it into ... offer that expert food, he or she is probably more than happy to talk to ... an email. Exhibit B: Everyone (or at least college freshman wanting to

  • by Michael C. '16
  • October 19, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions updates ...including the state of the mail and EA application tracking.

  

  . These high schools are not included in the College Board list of CEEB ... offer an interview to every student in China; many students' interviews ... year in addition to your college applications. Best wishes!

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 12, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Third Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  . ------------------------ Karen wrote: "My college counselor... made my essay look like it came straight out of 'What Colleges Want to Hear.' (If that existed, she would ... wrong with asking a counselor to review your essay(s) and offer feedback

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2005